In the modern world we live in today, the concept of self-esteem is constantly used in our daily lives, at the workplace, at home and even at school. But what exactly does the term self-esteem mean? In this essay, we will learn more about self-esteem, concepts related to self-esteem, and how you can increase your self-esteem in the workplace. As defined by Myers (2008), self-esteem simply means an individual's overall sense of self. self-esteem. Basically, how high or low we think of ourselves is related to how high or low our self-esteem will be. As with attitudes, there are two forms of self-esteem: explicit and implicit (Myers, 2008, p. 54). Explicit self-esteem occurs at a conscious level in the individual while implicit self-esteem occurs outside of one's awareness. So, is an individual with high self-esteem a better choice as a job candidate than one with low self-esteem? An individual with high self-esteem will be more likely to be obnoxious and loud and interrupt people while they are talking. Compared to an individual with low self-esteem, they are shy and modest, a big difference compared to one with high self-esteem (Myers, 2008, p.53). Another notion is that there are three ways to define self-esteem (Brown, Dutton, & Cook, 2001) – global self-esteem, self-evaluations, and feelings of self-worth. A simple explanation that relates all three of the above definitions might concern how people feel about themselves, how they evaluate their various abilities, and the sensations they experience depending on the situation in which they finds (Brown et al., 2001). Self-esteem has also been related to concepts such as self-control. Forcing self-control on an individual will simply wear him down. This i...... half of the article ......rs (2008, p.71), is the act of expressing oneself and behaving in a way that creates a favorable impression close to one's ideal impression. Having done a good job of contributing to the success of the project, he is able to project himself as a confident person who knows what he wants. In the long term, he is better able to cope with the workplace if he exercises his internal locus. control and adapting to the environment. Not only will his self-esteem only increase in the workplace, but his overall fulfillment in life will be more satisfying with a moderate amount of self-esteem, self-presentation, and self-control. (853 words) References: Brown, J.D., Dutton, K.A. & Cook, K.E. (2001). “Top Down: Self-Esteem and Self-Evaluation,” Cognition and Emotion, 15:5, 615 – 631.Myers, D. G. (2008). Social psychology. Boston: McGraw-Hill Higher Education.